How to run my Mark and Recto at the same time???

[lookslikemeband]

Hey gang -

I want to blend the overall sound of my MarkIV and Dual Recto for my dirty sound (each will have it's own 4X12, so I'm not worried about running them into a stereo cab or anything)

I'm wondering how to split my line signal safely?? (and not lose too much signal).




FWIW: My rig will now be:


MarkIV + Dual Recto = Dirty
Dual = Clean

Panning between the two with an Ernie Ball Stereo Pan Pedal.

 

[18&Life]

A/B switch.
You choose wich amp your guitar signal is running through. :wink:

 

[t0aj15]

IMO most A/B switches are junk. I currently run three amps and switch them with this:
http://www.voodoolab.com/ampselector.htm

 

[lookslikemeband]

Yeah - no AB box for me. It's not one or the other. I want to run the MarkIV AND the Dual Recto at the same time.

I need something that will safely split my signal. The Voodoo Labs stuff looks pretty cool!

I'm wondering if there are other ways also????

 

[18&Life]

For god's sake you want to run them both at the same time ,just make a cable with two plugs in the end.
side mono(guitar) to stereo(amps) :wink:

In other words, just SPLIT the end of your guitar's cable into 2 plugs.

 

[lookslikemeband]

I understand that's a possible route to take, but you will lose a lot of impedance in the signal.

 

[18&Life]

Not really.
When I play a gig with 2 amps in stereo
I use that cable.No problems at all.

 

[guitarmaster]

:!:

 

[lookslikemeband]

Isn't the Axess what Petrucci uses to run his 3 Marks??

 

[guitarmaster]

:!:

 

[lookslikemeband]

Cool man! Thank you.

I like to keep it neat - I like the looks of the Sound Sculpture - being rack-mounted.

I've seen JP's rig - and it looks like his Axess stuff is kinda "tucked" away in the back of his racks. Cool though.

 

[ursinus]

The HBE Bytchyn Switchyn A/B/C allows you to run both A or B with C simultaneously with A and B being bufferred and isolated from C so that you lose none of the signal and dynamics and is a heck of alot cheaper than the Axess stuff.

 

[guitarmaster]

:!:

 

[lookslikemeband]

The HBE Bytchyn Switchyn A/B/C allows you to run both A or B with C simultaneously with A and B being bufferred and isolated from C so that you lose none of the signal and dynamics and is a heck of alot cheaper than the Axess stuff.

That sounds cool!

 

[guitarmaster]

:!:

 

[lookslikemeband]

Soundsculpture products are the best you can buy. There's also Skrydstrup, that Petrucci used :

http://www.skrydstrup.com/

I like the Skrydstrup stuff from what I've seen online. I need to find some rigs that have this application, and check it out.


I didn't think it was going to be that hard to run this rig, I used to run 3 amps at the same time all the time (but it was a Marshall / Orange rig, and it was easy to chain the multiple inputs of the Marshall over to the Orange)

 

[disassembled]

It's easy to do in theory but you should really be careful about isolating each input so you don't run into interference problems and ground loops.

I believe the switchblade will split your signal as well as digitally mix it too.

A better resource for help would be hugeracksinc.com



Greg

 

[lookslikemeband]

Thanks Greg!

I'll give it a look.

 

[ibanezgtr]

You should try Switchbone JX2 by Radial. Alan Holdsworth uses it, it is the best A/B/C box, made for running 2 amps at once. Plus plenty of extras for mid or gain boosts if needed. I run a Triaxis and BK BUTLER TUBE DRIVER(Eric Johnson, David Gilmore) at once, no noise, sounds like you plugged right into both. It is the smaller, affordable version of the 7 different amp version the Radial JD7, simply amazing.

 

[Nick_cor]

Not really.
When I play a gig with 2 amps in stereo
I use that cable.No problems at all.

yeah sombra, you're a ******* retard, you' couldn't tell the differnece between a mark IIC+ and a toaster. You need a ABY box, something to buffer the guitar signal ....